Beer: Ratings & Reviews

Reviews by Ghenna:

Pours a golden straw, two finger head. no real head retention along the sides of the glass. Smells of bread- almost like a rye bread. Lightly toasted malts and caramel in terms of flavor. Generally light mouthfeel.

Not a bad beer. Easy drinking, though not my first stop for a brown- that'd be a SN brown.

More User Reviews:

Pours a nice copper color with medium head that stays for awhile,very malty appetizing smell of caramel and biscuit malt.Pretty sweet taste would like maybe for a liitle more dryness to make it more balanced,but still pretty darn good.Used to be a staple of mine on tap at the local beer I used to hang out while spending a winter in VT.

Taste: Packed with earth flavours, sweet and gritty malts and a hop leaf (with a more dominate hop oil) flavours that come across tangy and spicy. A great biscuit characteristic prevails throughout, while alcohol qualities meander into middle and linger during the aftertaste. Finishes rather clean, with light malt and hop residuals on the palate.

Notes: Luscious! A beautiful interpretation of a German Alt beer. This is Otter Creek's flagship, and a New England classic.

This was part of a sampler pack. The label said brewed on 10/4/05. It was a clear amber color with a small head and some lacing. It had a sweet, malty odor. The taste was malty, with a hoppy background that lingered. Mouthfeel was OK, some carbonation. An average beer, but drinkable.

Crystal clear dulled copper, stunning lace sticks all the way down the glass.

Quite malty with a toasted grain and hints of caramel. Vague fruitiness and faint hops in the aroma. Very smoothly textured mouth feel, spot on for carbonation. A little high on the toasted grain as far as balance goes, a bit more malt and body would be what I would want to see. Just enough hops to go around, the hops meld well with the malt in the finish.

12 oz bottle pours a chill hazed, amber body with a skimpy, offwhite head that has a short lifespan. Patch lace is minimal.

Aroma is caramel malt, with floral and grassy hops.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied, with above average carbonation.

Taste is predominantly malty. Six malts are used, according to the label, but caramel is up front. Hops provide a nice balance, but are difficult to identify(three varieties are used acc. to label). This one nails the Altbier style pretty well, and is very tasty.

Pleasantly drinkable, with lots of Germanic character due to the malts.

12 oz bottle. Golden amber in color. Hoppy nose. White small bubble head, left some lacing. Smooth malty ale, with moderate grainy hopping present. Medium body. smooth finish. Decent version of an Alt beer. I prefer my Alt a bit more bold and hoppy, but this one is pretty drinkable and well balanced.

Not my favorite beer of all time. The name suggests that it may taste like sucking on pennies, and while that isn't accurate, it isn't much better. Far too bitter for me, and the I guess the aftertaste could be a little metallic, but to me it just seems too hoppy. I know Otter Creek puts out a Pale Ale too, but this tastes like an IPA to me. I dig their Stovepipe Porter, and their White Sail is good too. They also have growlers that seem to be seasonal and regional that are worth a shot. If you dig the IPA scene or consider yourself a "hophead", you will probably enjoy this one. It's just not for me.

First off, the name really says it all. This pours a deep copper color with minimal head and medium carbonation something about the aroma has a slight copper to it along with some malty notes.It leaves a really good taste in your mouth that lingers for a short while. It reminds me a lot of Long Trail Ale. Overall a great beer.

Copper Ale has a unique nose, smelling partly of sugary malts, partly of toasted rice, partly of good loam, and partly of spicy fruit esters (oranges and apricots with cloves and black pepper), which altogether create an intoxicating aroma.

On the tongue, the first taste is of roasted nuts, bringing a distinctly earthy quality to the brew. This is then joined by toasted grains and roasted malts, which add a semi-burnt flavor, as of slightly over-toasted artisanal bread. A small, but good layer of sugars rests beneath, bringing deeply caramelized brown sugar flavors. Toward the end of the mouthful the sugars die off, and the almost-burnt bread flavor shines through clearly, and lasts well into the aftertaste. Hops are barely noticeable beneath these roasted grain flavors, and are most noticeable late in the aftertaste. Mouthfeel is medium, and carbonation is medium.

Overall, this is a good copper ale, and grows on the drinker as the bottle empties: the flavors do not decrease, as happens in some beers, but become more noticeable and refined. The semi-burnt notes can get a little overpowering if the beer is drunk too quickly, making this an excellent sipping beverage.

This beer really grows on you. As it warms in the glass, it grows tastier and tastier. Nice lingering head, aromatic, and a taut balance of malts and hops. A familiar flavor that I can't identify, but in entirely new and exciting surroundings. Much more complex and interesting than your standard American ale. Fruity, robust, and satisfying. This is one beer where it really makes a difference if you drink it too cold. Maybe that's why some other reviewers didn't enjoy it as much. If you let it warm up a bit, the malts really shine.

True to its name, it pours a light copper color with a very small off-white head that flattens right out. Aroma is light, and consists of sweet malt, some hints of pear, and a bit of cinnamon. Flavor is sweet malt, a bit of hops in the finish, and a lingering pear with some spice. Mouthfeel is crisp and a bit tannic. Light hop and caramel linger in the aftertaste. Overall light but tasty and drinkable.

Poured a beautiful golden color with a small white head. Smells of faint bread and a little bit of citrus. The taste was a huge dissapointment. Much hoppier than I expexted for an alt style. Finished bitter and not so pleasent. Mouthfeel was also a little thin. I gave it two tries over several days. There are much better offerings in this style.